Spring bed-bottom



(No Model.)

B. E MOINTYRE.

SPRING BED BOTTOM.

No. 330,249. Patented Nov. 10, 1885.

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UN TED STATES ELMER E. MOIN'IYRE, OF PITTSBURG,

ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,

TO JOHN BAILY, OF ECONOMY, PENNSYLVANIA.

SPRING BED-BOTTOM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,249, dated November10, 1885.

Application filed January 29,1885. Serial No. 154,312. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

. Be it known that I, ELMER E. MOIN'IYRE, of Pittsburg, in the county ofAllegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Spring Bed- Bottoms; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a planview of a bed-bottom embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an end view ofthe bed opened out. Fig. 3 is an end view of the same folded.

This invention has relation to spring bedbottoms of that class wherein aseries of spiral springs are located between two horizontal skeletonframes comprising side and end bars secured together at the corners byriveting together the overlapping portions. Bed-bottoms of this classare usually made of standard sizes, and hence fit within the side andend rails of a bedstead with varying degrees of accuracy.

The object of my invention is to prevent the rails of the bed from beingdefaced by the abrasion or scratching caused by bed-bottoms ofinaccurate fit, as well as to prevent the grinding or rattling caused bythe movement of the bed-bottom against the woodwork of the bedstead.

My invention accordingly consists in the combination, with the upperandlower slatted portions of a spring bed-bottom, and with the obliquebraces by which the upper framework is supported on the lower frame,ofindiarubber cushions secured to the sides of the upper frame between theends of the braces and the surface of the side slats, and projectinglaterally beyond the edges of the slats a sufficient distance to formguards, which will prevent the frame from coming in contact with theside and end rails of the bedstead.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, A A represent the side bars ofthe bottom frame, which consist of strips or slats of metal secured attheir ends to the cross or end pieces, B B, the latter being preferablymade in two parts or sections, so that the bed may be folded fortransportation. The side and end pieces of the frame are securedtogether by suitable rivets.

E E designate the side and end slats of the 5 5 upper frame, which arealso secured together at their corners by rivets. This upper frame ismade in two sections connected together at the middle of the end bars byhinges. Be-

tween the upper and lower frames are located the spiral springs G,secured in place and supported in any suitable manner. f f designatestrips of metal extending in a lateral direction from the under sides ofthe end pieces of the upper frame, to which they are riveted,

to the end pieces of the lower frame, to which they are also riveted, asshown. Between the upper and outer ends of the strips f f and the undersurface of the upper frame are located the india-rubber cushions G G,which consist of sections of sufficiently thick sheetrubber or ofwashers of the same material. These cushions are situated at the cornersof the upper frame, and if desirable, at points midway between the ends,and are of suffioient 7 5 size to project beyond the edges of the upperframe in such a manner as to come in contact with the woodwork of thebed and prevent the latter from being out or defaced by the sharp edgesof the frame, and also to prevent the frame from moving about and makingunpleasant noises.

I am aware that it is not new to use a buffer or protection for thebed-frames on the ends or sides of spring bed-bottoms, and I do not, 8 5

therefore, broadly claim the same.

Having described my invention, I claim- In a spring bed-bottom formed oftwo skeleton metallic frames with interposed spiral springs, thecombination, with theupper frame, 0

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as g 5 my own I have heretoaffixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ELMER E. MOIN TYRE.

Witnesses:

A. AIMooRE, GEO. W. BAOKOFEN.

